Electoral district of Werribee

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Werribee
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Werribee (Victoria) 2022.svg
Location of Werribee (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State Victoria
Dates current1976–2002
2014–present
MP Tim Pallas
Party Labor
NamesakeSuburb of Werribee
Electors 46,282 (2018)
Area339 km2 (130.9 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

The electoral district of Werribee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It has existed in two incarnations, first from 1976 to 2002, [1] and was created again in the 2013 redistribution and came into effect at the 2014 state election. [2]

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Based on the rapidly growing outer south west suburbs of Melbourne, it takes in areas from Tarneit and Lara. It covers the suburbs of Werribee, Wyndham Vale, and the rural areas surrounding these suburbs to the south and west. [3]

Werribee was estimated to be a safe Labor seat with a margin of 11.4%, and was held by Labor with a further 4.2% swing towards them at the 2014 state election. [4]

Members

First incarnation (1976–2002)
MemberPartyTerm
  Neville Hudson Liberal 1976–1979
  Ken Coghill Labor 1979–1996
  Mary Gillett Labor 1996–2002
Second incarnation (2014–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Tim Pallas Labor 2014–present

Election results

2022 Victorian state election: Werribee [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tim Pallas 14,79245.4−0.5
Liberal Mia Shaw8,43325.9+9.2
Greens Jack Boddeke2,1116.5+0.0
Independent Paul Hopper2,0556.3+6.3
Victorian Socialists Sue Munro1,1783.6+3.6
Family First Matthew Emerson7472.3+2.3
Democratic Labour Kathryn Breakwell6251.9−1.2
Justice Patricia Anne Wicks5641.7+1.7
Animal Justice Josh Segrave5571.7+1.7
Freedom Mark Strother5561.7+1.7
New Democrats Prashant Tandon2820.9+0.9
Transport Matters Trevor Russell Collins2700.8+0.8
Health Australia Karen Hogan1880.6+0.6
Independent Patrizia Barcatta1730.5+0.5
Independent Heni Cazlynn Kwan390.1+0.1
Total formal votes32,57092.4−0.9
Informal votes2,6987.6+0.9
Turnout 35,26870.6−10.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Pallas 19,45559.8−3.9
Liberal Mia Shaw13,10640.2+3.9
Labor hold Swing −3.9
Results are not final. Last updated at 10:45 on 29 November 2022.

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References

  1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. "Map of Werribee District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
  4. Green, Antony. "2013 Victorian Redistribution Analysis of Electoral Boundaries". ABC.
  5. Werribee District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

Coordinates: 37°55′S144°40′E / 37.917°S 144.667°E / -37.917; 144.667